Vehicles pass by a crossroad in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Sept. 3, 2013. Israel's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that it, along with the United States, had successfully launched and tracked a new target missile in the Mediterranean Sea. The joint Israeli-U.S. test firing of the Sparrow comes at a particularly sensitive time. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)
A resident feeds his doves at a square in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Sept. 3, 2013. Israel's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that it, along with the United States, had successfully launched and tracked a new target missile in the Mediterranean Sea. The joint Israeli-U.S. test firing of the Sparrow comes at a particularly sensitive time. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)